Each year the Hesston College Aviation Program plans an event to bring alumni and students together to better understand God's call on our lives and how that call translates to our careers in aviation. Typically, the schedule follows the outline below:
Friday
5 -5:30 p.m. .....Social Time at Bontrager Student Center
5:30 -6:30 p.m. .....Supper at Bontrager Student Center
6:30 -7:30 p.m. .....Guest Speaker(s)
Saturday
8 - 9 a.m. .....Breakfast at the Breadbasket
9:30 - 10 a.m. .....Gather at the airport
10 -11:30 a.m. .....Guest Speaker(s)
Noon - 1 p.m. .....Barbecue Lunch (provided by Hesston College Aviation)
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. .....Hesston College Aviation Larks Rally
7:30 - ? p.m. ..... Bonfire at Dan Miller’s home
Previous Aviation as Mission speakers include: Don Cressman (class of 1978, pilot, AirServ International), Curt Epp ('89, demonstration pilot, Cessna), John Murray ('81, pastor, Hesston Mennonite Church), Kurt Neuenschwander ('90, chief pilot, AirServ International), John Reimer ('90, demonstration pilot, Cessna), Pete Roseberry ('94, first officer, Continental Express), Roger Yoder ('79, captain, American).
Photos from Aviation as Mission 2007
(title of Phil's story)--news release
 Doug Schaible of New Tribes Mission speaks to aviation students at Aviation as Mission 2007. |
 John Stauffer and Caleb Jones also shared Saturday morning. |
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 Strong winds grounded the flight skills contest. Usually students compete for accuracy in flour bag drop and landing contests. This year Assistant Chief Flight Instructor Amy Birdsell challenged students to an E6B competition which Jon Huber and Grant Baker won. The winners' names were listed on a plaque at the aviation facility at the Newton City-County Airport. |
Previous Aviation as Mission events
- Three graduates tell how they are missionary aviators; a fourth graduate says a bankrupt airline company forced him to become reacquainted with God (Aviation as Mission 2006)
- Aviation as Mission--photos from the event and rally, April 22-23, 2005
- Aviation alumni tell how their faith impacts their work as professional aviators (Aviation as Mission 2005)